Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus: An emerging and re-emerging epizootic swine virus

• Published in: Virology journal Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 193
• Main Author: Lee, Changhee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 22.12.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Animals; Canada; Causes of; Communicable Disease Control - methods; Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging - veterinary; Communicable Diseases, Emerging - virology; Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - veterinary; Coronavirus Infections - virology; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Diarrhea; Disease Outbreaks; Diseases; epizootic diseases; etiological agents; Europe; Genetic Variation; Global Health; Incidence; Japan; Mexico; Molecular Epidemiology; Mortality; pathogenesis; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus - classification; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus - genetics; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus - isolation & purification; pork industry; Review; Risk factors; South Korea; Swine; Swine Diseases - epidemiology; Swine Diseases - virology; swine production; Taiwan; Virus diseases; viruses; South Korea; Canada; Mexico; Europe; Taiwan

The enteric disease of swine recognized in the early 1970s in Europe was initially described as "epidemic viral diarrhea" and is now termed "porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED)". The coronavirus referred to as PED virus (PEDV) was determined to be the etiologic agent of this disease...